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The Journey Podcast

Long-form conversations and field notes on shooting improvement, practice psychology, Perazzi, course design, and the questions that come up when a shooter is trying to get unstuck.

The Journey Podcast

Long-form field notes for shooters trying to get unstuck.

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Episode 2

Setting Goals and Building a Plan

The first educational episode of The Journey Podcast. David introduces the foundation used to help shooters accomplish their 2023 shooting goals and answers several important planning questions.

This episode originally noted that the week's YouTube Live moved from 1/11/23 to 1/12/23 from 7pm-10pm Central Time.

Discussion topics

00:00:00

Announcement

00:05:04

Introduction & Summary

00:12:45

Goal Setting

00:49:42

Important Traits & Skillsets

01:24:31

Self-Analysis and Self-Assessment

01:43:10

Building a Plan

02:05:41

Staying Focused & Disciplined

02:09:47

Getting Off Track

02:21:53

Conclusion & Wrapping Up

Episode 3

Understanding the Mental Component to Optimizing Practice

The first part of a two-part series on how to actually practice. David explains how modern science, neuroplasticity, and movement learning can help shooters minimize wasted effort and maximize progress.

Discussion topics

00:00:00

Announcement

00:02:45

Introduction

00:13:45

Summary

00:23:18

Open Loop vs. Closed Loop Skills

00:32:50

Three Core Components to Learning

00:42:58

How the Brain Learns and Controls Movement

01:12:39

Is Repetition Important to Learning?

01:17:20

Making Mistakes While Learning

01:29:47

Importance of Dopamine While Learning

01:51:32

The Perfect Environment for Learning

02:21:00

Conclusion & Wrapping Up

Episode 4

How to Create the Perfect Practice Plan

An audio version of an educational YouTube Live episode hosted February 2, 2023. The original page recommended watching the YouTube version because the episode references material shown on screen.

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The original page did not include timestamps for this episode.

Episode 5

Putting Your Plan Into Action

David covers what to expect in your first tournament after implementing new practice ideas, what sub-par early results can mean, and why failure can show up while learning.

Discussion topics

00:00:00

Introduction

00:14:37

Series One Summary

00:32:19

What to Expect for Your First Results

01:00:17

How to Handle the Failure that Comes with Learning

01:16:45

Key Components to Prevent Failure in a Tournament

01:51:48

Conclusion & Wrapping Up

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Podcast participation

Tools, questions, goals, and community inputs.

Click through the training tools and links referenced in different podcast episodes. The original podcast page used these forms to collect listener homework, questions, goals, and tournament plans so David could shape future episodes around the community's work.

Active tool

Shoot Analysis Sheet

Use the #SHOOTANALYSISSHEET regularly to understand the current state of your game after a specific round.

The tool asks questions about strengths, weaknesses, score influence, and practice planning so podcast content can respond to what listeners are submitting.

Active tool

Question Submission

Use this survey to submit questions about any episode of #TheJourneyPodcast.

The original page explains that David reviews submitted questions before recording and may invite listeners onto episodes for deeper teaching moments.

Archived 2023 prompt

2023 Goals Submission

This form collected #2023ShootingGoals so David could help listeners build a training and competition schedule.

It framed the first month of #TheJourney as a course-like structure for active community members working toward their submitted goals.

Archived 2023 prompt

Planned Tournament Survey

This form collected planned tournaments so the podcast schedule could align with events where listeners were likely to attend.

The original page also connected this survey to planning community events around those tournaments.

Video resources

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Shoot Analysis Sheet Explainer

Referenced by the Shoot Analysis Sheet section.

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Teaser Introduction

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Understanding the Mental Component Teaser

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